Murphy McQuite Holloway (born April 24, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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, he played

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for

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before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel, Italy, France, the Philippines, South Korea, Bahrain, and Germany.

Early life and college career

Holloway attended

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, where he was named South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, 4A Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior. Holloway became the leading scorer in Dutch Fork history with 1,487 career points, he averaged 28 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks as a senior. Holloway played four years of

for the

, where he averaged 14.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a senior. Holoway was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Second Team.

Professional career

In September 2013, Holloway started his professional career with the Turkish team

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. In December 2013, Holloway signed with the Israeli team Ironi Kiryat Ata for the 2014–15 season. However, he was released by the team due to injury. One month later, he signed with Hapoel Kfar Saba for the rest of the season. On August 23, 2014, Holloway signed with the Italian team

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for the 2014–15 season. On July 4, 2015, Holloway signed with the French team

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for the 2015–16 season. On June 17, 2016, Holloway returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with

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. Holloway led the

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in efficiency rating (20.5 per game) and was the second-leading rebounder with 9.9 per game. On July 22, 2017, Holloway signed with the Philippine team

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for the rest of the

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, joining as a replacement for Jabril Trawick. On July 30, 2017, Holloway recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 17-of-30 from the field, along with 18 rebounds in a 108–124 loss to the

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. On September 27, 2017, Holloway returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2017–18 season. On February 18, 2018, Holloway recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 12-of-14 from the field, along with 13 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists in a 97–102 loss to the

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. During the season, Holloway was named two-time MVP of the Round. Holloway finished the season as the league fourth-leading rebounder with 8.5 per game and fourth in efficiency rating with 20.1 per game. On August 7, 2018, Holloway signed with the

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. In 17 games played for the Elephants, he averaged 18.1 points, 13 rebounds and 1.9 blocks. On July 7, 2019, Holloway re-signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants for the 2019–20 season. On November 25, 2020, Holloway signed with Al-Muharraq SC. On February 9, 2021, Holloway signed with s.Oliver Würzburg for the rest of the 2020–21 season. He averaged 11.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. On August 20, 2021, Holloway signed with the

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The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Holloway played for Ole Hotty Toddy, a team of Ole Miss alumni, in

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. Holloway's team was upset in the first round by Team NC Prodigal Sons. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on

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. In TBT 2018, Holloway suited up for Armored Athlete. In 3 games, he averaged 8.3 points, 9 rebounds, and shot 67 percent from the field. Armored Athlete reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holloway, Murphy 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from South Carolina Büyükçekmece Basketbol players Centers (basketball) Cholet Basket players NorthPort Batang Pier players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Hapoel Kfar Saba B.C. players Daegu KOGAS Pegasus players Ironi Kiryat Ata players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players Pallacanestro Trieste players People from Irmo, South Carolina Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards Goyang Sono Skygunners players 21st-century American sportsmen